| Rating: | ★★★ |
| Category: | Movies |
| Genre: | Romantic Comedy |
Wiki link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Boyfriend_is_Type_B
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
My Boyfriend is Type B (B형 남자친구) (2005)
Wiki link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Boyfriend_is_Type_B
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Ice³
| Rating: | ★★★★ |
| Category: | Restaurants |
| Cuisine: | Desserts |
| Location: | 11 Kensington Park Road, Serangoon Garden Estate, Singapore 557263. |
Went there with a friend for after-dinner drinks and desserts after binging out at Chomp Chomp. Had a Banana Rhumba. Absolutely heavenly, think loads of chocolate ice-cream with chips and banana slices thrown in. The ice-cream is the home-made kind, takes longer time to melt and is chewy. There are other desserts with great names, but alas, my stomach is only so big :p
We got into this psychedelic room with plush red sofas (real soft, beware if you are a sofa plonker, hazardous to back), with great purple shiny curtains coming down the sides (yesh, I'm a "pur-pur"-holic.) They still had the red hearts bling-bling dangling across the ceiling, but it's nuttin so "feminine" that I can't handle. :D There weren't many customers there on a Sunday evening, so me and my friend can still lounge comfortably without onlookers staring. Do bring a coat though, if you are not an air-con lover, they do turn down the temperature (below 20 degrees?) in the cafe.
Will probably go there again in 2 sundays time.
Website
http://www.ice3cafe.com/
Thursday, February 22, 2007
YouTube - [MS] Orange Range - SAYONARA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9oWQbyU5fY
One of my favourite J-pop/rock band. Featured on Music Station, a Japanese music variety show.
ZONE - Akashi PV (individual combined)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI4su4CG9FY
My colleague just introduced me to this girl band from Japan. Unfortunately, they have already disbanded to pursue their individual dreams and careers. Still, their songs pack quite a punch.
This would be a good morning song to wake up to!
Wiki Entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZONE_%28band%29
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
on 6.5 hours of mahjong...
I'm not a mahjong-holic. Only picked it up during university days of playing computer mahjong games. Whenever I played the real thing, always managed to “诈胡”.Thank God my friends are the "chin chye" players kind, and are not particular when I make mistakes. And yes, sometimes I do try their patience by gaming with the lowest-level kind of hand, like 平胡，等花牌加自摸.Yes, I'm a shameless player... :D But it's the fun that counts, right? :P
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* hmm, somehow don't think it should be translated as "sanitary mahjong". That just sounds wrong.
Oh Pil-Seung, Bong Soon-Yeong (2004) 오! 필승 봉순영
http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/feelyoung
Oh, just caught the first 3 episodes of this K-drama over the free preview channel. Looks funny - too bad they are not showing the original Korean-dubbed series. Good for a laugh.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
qala.blogspot.com: Hardest game boss ever
http://qala.blogspot.com/2007/02/hardest-game-boss-ever.html
My friend sent this to me a couple of days back. Man, play these 2 games will make one's vision more blur by at least a few hundred degrees..
My friend sent this to me a couple of days back. Man, play these 2 games will make one's vision more blur by at least a few hundred degrees..
五月天-为爱而生 (2007)
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作詞：阿信 作曲：阿信
為愛而生
為你佔領所有邊城 和天上的星辰
如果你一個笑 如果你一個吻
更多傷痕 更多犧牲 就讓愛更動人 就讓愛更永恆
只因 我為愛而生 只因為 我為愛而生
我來到這個世界 這個人生 為你而生存
只因 我為愛而生 只因為 我為愛而生
就讓我 越愛越瘋 越陷越深 越執著的靈魂
曾經燦爛 曾經沸騰 就不會有悔恨
即使化成 無名煙塵 在故事的尾聲
愛是一種天分 還是一種天真
我不多想 我不多問 讓愛忘了分寸 讓我奮不顧身
只因 我為愛而生 只因為 我為愛而生
我來到這個世界 這個人生 為你而生存
只因 我為愛而生 只因為 我為愛而生
就讓我 越愛越瘋 越陷越深 越執著的靈魂
只因 我為愛而生 只因為 我為愛而生
我來到這個世界 這個人生 為你而生存
只因 我為愛而生 只因為 我為愛而生
就讓我 越愛越瘋 越陷越深 越執著的靈魂
只因 我為愛而生 只因為 我為愛而生
我來到這個世界 這個人生 為你而生存
只因 我為愛而生 只因為 我為愛而生
就讓我 越愛越瘋 越陷越深 越執著的靈魂
from http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/n1F2o7mcMz44WwG00KYU008l.html
You Are The Holy One (2000)
| Rating: | ★★★ |
| Category: | Music |
| Genre: | Christian & Gospel |
| Artist: | The Worship Revolution Series |
2. Hungry - Karol Ann Wade
3. You Are The Holy One - Joel Engle
4. Let Your Justice Reign - David Parker
5. I Bow Down - Joel Engle
6. Undignified - Jami Smith
7. Ancient Of Days - Joel Engle
8. One - Jeff Berry
9. Better Than Life - Joel Engle
10. I Run To You - Joel Engle
11. Sweet Mercies - Karol Ann Wade & Joel Engle
12. Beauty - David Parker
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Nice collection, easy listening.
on "The battle"...
Sunday, February 18, 2007
on having a blast at the family reunion...
yesterday, after church service, went to my 3rd Uncle's place for the annual family gathering. We missed the last year's one, as my mom wasn't feeling well back then. So this year it's a must to go, before we lose all tracks of what is going on in my father's "clan". I call it a clan, because my dad has 6 others siblings in total. So when all the "small ones" with the small small ones gather, it can be quite a big "jim gang".
Am glad I went for the service before the reunion, as I was reminded again to be God's ambassador, and to love others as myself. :P yea, because of some "bad blood" that went on in my dad's generation, there used to be animosity during such gatherings. But somehow, this year, I sensed that people are just more "relaxed" and do not want to grind their axes in public. Am really thankful for that.
Enjoyed myself just relaxing the place, catching up with uncles, aunties, cousins who got married and with kids, cousins who are young enough to be my children.* haha, it's easier to gel with the little ones, as my cousin had a PS2 and PSP, so just have to play games with them. I'm glad I not so "fossilised" till I cannot beat my young 9 year old cousin at a racing game - it's been ages since I last touched any console game.
Oh, 3 "best joke" of the reunion -
1. A younger cousin-in-law actually passed me "ang pow"! "论辈分", She is entitled not to give me any, as I'm more "senior" to her husband. But since she already pressed the ang pow in my hand, I cannot give her back the "ang pow"^...
2. One of my younger cousins actually ask my brother and myself who is the more elderly one. Considering I have a 6 year age-gap between him and me, I consider that a compliment (bwahahahha!!!). Though I'm not sure how my younger brother took it... :P
3. Oh,some of my uncles and aunties think that I look like a Taiwanese comedian/TV artiste, 九孔。
Okay, gotta get ready to go out. Wishing to all who read this a Prosperous and Blessed Chinese New Year (of the Golden Pig!)
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* eh, it does happen, especially within families with children that have big age gap. For example, my smallest aunt's kid (my cousin) is separated from my niece (my cousin's child) by a mere span of 2-3 years? This kinda things happens. Then somemore my dad's side are the uber-traditional kind, that places a lot of emphasis on titles. cannot anyhow call "uncle" "auntie" one. Must remember the 小姑，大伯，堂姐，表妹，内甥 ... yesh, I think can draw an "org chart"...
^举手不回。。。
Saturday, February 17, 2007
on staying up the night on Chinese New Year Eve...
yeaps, it's a tradition called 守岁。 Unfortunately, not many youngsters see the importance of keeping such a tradition anymore.* haha, was pretty amused by what my friend reported overhearing a group of teenagers saying about this tradition at the coffee-shop the other day.
Apparently the young ones were saying to one another they don't do 守岁 these days, as in they don't see the point in it. I think my friend heard some comments like “为何要守岁了？要守的话，我父母他们可以自己守嘛。。。”
I just laughed out loud when I heard that liner.^ It's kinda sad, that the Chinese traditional values are being properly taught these days anymore. Yea, yea, I know people gonna accuse me of being an old fogey and be fuddy-duddy about keeping out-dated and out-moded practices.
Still, I believe more in the thoughts in behind keeping such gestures and traditions alive.
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* Yes, using my 30 years of existence, I can pronounce this statement solemnly and with gravitas... NOT! :D
^ Yea, also because partly of what my friend followed up with his own comments, which goes:
"Nowadays ah, with this kinda "gin nah" around ah, think the parents also very hard to be long-lived ah..." "Bway tah han" man!
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Pick It Up (2006)
| Rating: | ★★★★★ |
| Category: | Music |
| Genre: | Christian & Gospel |
| Artist: | PlanetShakers |
Disc 1
Pick It Up
Majesty
Never Let Me Go
Fall In This Place
Beautiful Saviour
I'm Forever Yours
God Of Miracles
Disc 2
Shout It Out
Redeemer
I Will Live For You
Worship You Alone
Forevermore
Secret Place
Save Australia
Wiki Entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_It_Up
PlanetShakers Website Posting:
http://www.planetshakers.com/CHURCH/pickitup.htm
on you are special
I always know Lucado for his more "serious" books. So it's a joy to behold his ministry of writing that can come to bless the little ones as well.
If you never read this book before, go pick it up, and read it over. You can glance it over in 15 minutes, but I encourage you all to read it out aloud (so as to slow down the reading).
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*ahaha, and one of my fellow co-worker immediately shouted "Heretic!", much to my amusement.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
on Love that wilt not let me go
The devotional leader requested that we sing this hymn during worship for staff devotions this morning. Thank God for the overseas missionaries who are more familiar with singing hymns, or else we really wouldn't have know how to start the song. :p
It's not particularly easy to sing at first, but once you start, the tune and the words grow on you.
The devotional leader then went on to explain the history of this hymn, on who wrote it, and the history and the story behind the outpouring of such deep and soulful lyrics. May you be blessed by the hymn~
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O LOVE THAT WILT NOT LET ME GO
Words: George Matheson (1882)
O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
That in thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.
O light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in thy sunshine’s blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.
O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain,
That morn shall tearless be.
O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life’s glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.
From http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/l/oltwnlmg.htm
Best song to sing to your loved ones on VD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3fBpTQAp-Y
When my friend sent me via MSN, he typed in
"for u to sing when got gf"
Laugh your hearts out! :D
on the ultimate Valentine Day's sms
hahaha, just sent out the most duh Valentine Day's greeting vis sms:
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人人人人人人人人
人人人人人人人人
人人人人人人人人
猪人人人人人人人
人人人人人人人人
茫茫人海中我一眼
就找到了你，“猪”
你 V.D. 快乐！
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So far no one seems to have caught the joke... :p
Monday, February 12, 2007
on getting flamed for being honest...
hahaha, gotten myself in the funniest of fix, by being honest about certain issues.
If you can read Mandarin, then you can prehaps follow the thread, as most of the posts are in Mandarin:
http://brianccg.multiply.com/journal/item/131?mark_read=brianccg:journal:131&replies_read=44
And yes, yours truly didn't know the moderator was trying to collect a poll for his Buddhist fellowship/association, and went to "blah" all my views. And it''s interesting to read the replies about my posting in the thread.
I'm more amused by the various reactions, and am pretty much concerned about the nonchalence towards homosexuality in that particular poll. And I still stand by what I said in my postings - that while homosexuality as a lifestyle and practice is to be condemned, we shouldn't judge the people who profess to be homosexuals.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
on a great lunch in the office...
haha, 2 of my other colleagues were inspired by my "省钱大计划", and decided to bring stuff to office and prepare lunch as well. Think 1st time trying out, so a bit inexperienced for us all. We did hot dog in bun, with plenty cucumbers and margarine. They tried my baked potatoes, with the can of tuna (in light oil) -and the taste goes quite well, despite the lack of condiments (salt, black pepper). However, we did eat a bit too much, and am now feeling the "Zzz" monster coming... Hopefully our supervisor won't find the 3 of us nodding off in front of our PC monitors... :p
Give thanks for great food, and great company!
Friday, February 9, 2007
YouTube - Mega Man 2 NES Speed Run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ8SEgNbUzI
awww, this brings back fond memories...
Shiok video game music!
Thursday, February 8, 2007
on this morning devotional reading
That We Are to Rest in God Above All Things
Which Are Good, and Above All His Own Gifts
Above all things, and in all things, O my soul, thou shalt rest in the Lord always, for he himself is the everlasting rest of the saints.
Grant me, O most sweet and loving Jesus, to rest in thee above all creatures[1], above all health and beauty, above all glory and honor, above all power and dignity, above all knowledge and subtility, above all riches and arts, above all joy and gladness, above all fame and praise, above all sweetness and comfort, above all hope and promise, above all desert and desire:
Above all gifts and presents that thou canst give and impart unto us, above all mirth and jubilation that the mind of man can receive and feel:
Finally, above angels and archangels, and above all the heavenly host, above all visible and invisible things, and above all that thou art not, O my God.
2. Because thou, O Lord, my God, art supremely good above all; thou alone art most high, thou alone most powerful, thou alone most full and sufficient, thou alone most sweet and most full of consolation.
Thou alone art most beautiful and loving, thou alone most notable and glorious above all things, in whom all good things together both perfectly are, and ever have been, and shall be.
And therefore it is too small, and unsatisfying, whatever thou bestowest on me beside thyself, or revealest unto me of thyself, or dost promise, while thou art not seen, and not fully obtained.
For surely my heart can not truly rest, nor be entirely contented, unless it rest in thee, and transcend all gifts and all creatures whatsoever.
3. O thou most beloved spouse of my soul, Jesus Christ, thou most pure Lover, thou Lord of all creation: Oh, that I had the wings f true liberty, that I might fly away and rest in thee[2].
Oh, when shall it fully granted to me, to consider in quietness of mind and see how sweet thou art, my Lord God!
When shall I fully collect myself in thee, that by reason of my love to thee I may not feel myself, but thee alone, above all sense and measure, in a manner known to all![3]
But now I oftentimes sigh, and bear my unhappiness with grief.
Because many evils occur in this vale of miseries, which do often trouble, grieve, and cover me with a cloud; often hinder and distract me, allure, and entangle me, so that I can have no free access unto thee, nor enjoy the sweet welcomings, which are ever ready for the blessed spirits.
Oh, let my sighs move thee, and my manifold desolation here on earth.
4. O Jesus, thou brightness of eternal glory, thou comfort of the pilgrim-soul, with thee is my mouth without voice, and my very silence speaketh unto thee.
How long doth my Lord delay to come?
Let him come unto me, his poor despised servant, and let him make me glad. Let him put forth his hand, and deliver a poor wretch from all anguish.
Come, oh, come; for without thee I shall have no joyful day or hour; for thou art my joy, and without thee my table is empty.
A wretched creature I am, and in a manner imprisoned and loaded with fetters, until thou refresh me with the light of thy presence, and grant me liberty, and show a friendly countenance toward me.
5. Let others seek what they please instead of thee; but for me, nothing else doth shall delight me, but thou only, my God, my hope, my everlasting salvation.
I will not hold my peace, nor cease to pray, until thy grace return again, and thou speak inwardly unto me.
Behold, here I am. Behold, I come unto thee, because thou hast called upon
And I said, Lord, I have called thee, and have desired to enjoy thee, being ready to refuse all things for thee.
For thou first hast stirred me up, that I might seek thee.
Blessed be thou therefore, O Lord, that has showed this goodness to thy servant, according to the multitude of thy mercies.
6. What hath thy servant more to say before thee? He can only greatly humble himself in thy sight, ever mindful of his own iniquity and vileness.
For there is none like unto thee[4] in all whatever is wonderful in heaven and earth.
Thy works are very good, thy judgments true, and by thy providence the universe is governed.
Praise therefore, and glory be unto thee, O Wisdom of the Father: let my mouth, my soul, and all creatures together, praise and bless thee.
From Chapter 21, Book 3 of The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis.
W A L K
http://www.3to4.com/index.html
Came across this website while looking for images to post in my blog entries. Interesting webiste put up by a Japanese photographer.
Don't know what he's saying though :p
on the songs that started this Friday morning...
hehe, helped out my friend with the Powerpoint slides, as he led worship for morning devotions this morning. I didn't recognised the lyrics at first. That's the problem with my memory, can never ever remembered the tunes of the songs, until whoever leads start to sing it. Anyway, below are simple yet meaningful songs. May they bless your Friday, as they did mine!
I WALK BY FAITH
I walk by faith
Each step by faith
To live by faith
I put my trust in You
Every step I take is a step of faith
No weapon formed against me
Shall prosper
Every prayer I make
Is a prayer of faith
If my God is for me
And who can be against me
DID YOU EVER TALK TO GOD ABOVE
Did you ever talk to God above
Tell Him that you need a friend to love
Pray in Jesus' name believing that
God answers prayers
Have you told Him all your cares and woes
Every tiny little fear He knows
You can know He'll always hear and
He will answer prayer
You can whisper in a crowd to Him
You can cry when you're alone to Him
You don't have to pray out loud to Him
He knows your thoughts
On a lofty mountain peak He's there
In a meadow by a stream He's there
Anywhere on earth you go
He's been there from the start
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
on my first appraisal...
yeaps, went for my first appraisal yesterday at the office. It's been around 9 weeks since I joined the organisation, and my confirmation date is set in about 2 weeks' time. So my supervisor and myself sat down for a friendly chat, catching up on what I have been doing for the past 2 months.
It was a good and open session. We had a good talk-through, on assessing on my strengths (teachable, not afraid to ask questions) and my weaknesses (a bit careless on the finer details). I got a lot of neutral score (between 1-5, the half-way score is 2.5). My supervisor was very upfront about it, she said, "Aiya, you've only been here 2 months plus, still haven't been through a lot yet, so cannot really rate you la..." And frankly, I agree with her. It's a new start, and I got a long way to go yet. Just wanted to give thanks for a stress-free and worry-free chit-chat. Now that goals are set, at least I have some targets to shoot down! 
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Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air.
No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
- 1 Corinthians 9: 24-27 (NIV)
Monday, February 5, 2007
on becoming the pride of Judah...
haha, my friend sent me a PM (Private Message), asking me what's the scary looking BEAR in my Multiply Headshot. just for the record, it's not a bear, it's a LION. Here's a more proper shot of KON, the Bleach character I used for my headshot:
Yes, and HE's a GUY, despite the overtly-cute poses he does.
so, what has lions gotta do with becoming the pride of Judah? I know most of you will be thinking "Isn't pride one of the 7 deadly sins? How can one wish to become the Pride of Judah? And hello, haven't you read Jeremiah 13:9? How can you ask people to be proud??"
haha, before you even raise all your hackles and getting ready with your stones, take a look at one of the interesting definition of pride:
7. A company of lions. See Synonyms at flock1.
(From http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/p/p0554400.html)
yes, child-like reasoning**, and something to think about...
** as contrast with childishness...
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P.S. This post came about due to the exhortations by some of our pastors, to turn from "chickens" to "lions" of God. It just tickled my funny bones a lot... :D
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